Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Designing a Guitar Pick for Chris Hadfield--Due date: April 1

This is a chance to give Chris Hadfield a little piece of Marshall McLuhan C.S.S. Your task is to design a guitar pick graphic for Chris Hadfield.

Download the template : http://www.pickfactory.com/download.php

About Chris Hadfield:

A farm boy from southern Ontario, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield was interested in flying from an early age. He joined the Air Cadets in his teens, and later became a test pilot in the Canadian Air Force. In 1992 Chris Hadfield was chosen as one of four new Canadian astronauts.

In 1995 Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in orbit, and the only Canadian to ever board the Russian space station Mir. In 2001 on a space flight to the International Space Station, Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to walk in space.

Space Missions of Chris Hadfield:

  • Flight Engineer and ISS Commaneder on Expedition 34/35 - Soyuz TMA - Scheduled to launch December 2012 and last 6 months

  • Mission Specialist on Space Mission STS-74 - Space Shuttle Atlantis - November 12-20, 1995

  • Mission Specialist on Space Mission STS-100 - Space Shuttle Endeavour - April 19 - May 1, 2001

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Spirit of Mandela Week Poster Contest 2011-Due date March 29th

The Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Canada) is proud to present the Third Annual Spirit of Mandela Week Poster Contest. This is an opportunity for students to apply their creative skills in crafting a poster which visualizes the School-Based Program. The theme of this year’s contest is Equity, Inclusion and Diversity. The poster needs to visually demonstrate how we build a world that honours social justice for all.

The winner of the Spirit of Mandela Week Poster Contest will be announced at the official launch of Spirit of Mandela Week – March 28th, 2011. It will become the official poster for the School Based Program for 2011 and will be distributed in thousands of schools across Canada. The winner will also receive a copy of the poster, which will be sent to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in South Africa – a great honour!

Students across Canada are invited to design a poster that will be used for
NMCF (Canada) 2011 Spirit of Mandela Week

Winning Poster 2009 designed by a student from Crescent Heights High School

CONTEST ENTRY GUIDELINES:

  • Contest Entries will only be accepted in colour.
  • The poster should be two-dimensional (flat surface), and hand-drawn or painted . Photographs and/or three-dimensional submissions made of tinsel, cotton or wooden sticks for example, will not be accepted. Computer generated posters will not be accepted. Images from calendars, magazines, web sites, etc., are not permitted.
  • Only original artwork will be accepted.
  • Titles or short sentences (maximum 10 words) are permitted.
  • Candidates must fill out and attach the registration form along with authorized consent for the use of their name.
  • Your poster will become the property of Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Canada) and may be used and/or transmitted in various formats – email, public displays, on-line gallery, etc.
  • Contest entries will not be returned.

DIMENSIONS: Entries must be no larger than 43 cm x 53 cm OR 17″ x 21″.

ELIGIBILITY: Individual students or groups of students from K-12 in Canada

INFORMATION REQUIRED:
Poster contest form

Send submissions to by February 26, 2010:
Ka’ren Feder
Spirit of Mandela Week Poster Contest
Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund (Canada)
2 Berkeley Street, Suite 210
Toronto, Ontario
M5A 4J5

NOTE: Any poster submissions that do not meet the above guidelines requirements will be automatically disqualified.